Method and apparatus for voice dictation and document production

Abstract

Multiple documents including multiple fields may be produced using a voice recognition engine to transcribe dictated notes. An embodiment of an apparatus to generate documents from a user's dictation may include a computer interface and a computer in communication with the computer interface including a voice recognition engine, a database, and a memory. A method of entry of dictation into a plurality of documents may include receiving an indication of a selection of a plurality of documents from a list of documents, receiving an indication of a field descriptor of a first field in a document, receiving dictated speech to be entered into the first field, writing transcribed text representative of the dictated speech to the first field, and writing the transcribed text to other fields having the same descriptor in each of the other selected plurality of documents.

1 . A method, comprising: 
 retrieving a plurality of data fields from a memory;    populating at least a first data field in the plurality of data fields with default data;    populating at least a second data field in the plurality of data fields with non-default data downloaded from a database; and    populating at least a third data field in the plurality of data fields with data generated by a voice recognition engine.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the default data is a frequently used phrase.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the default data is a normal.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the non-default data downloaded from the database is medical patient data.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the non-default data downloaded from the database is downloaded in real-time.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the database is a practice management system.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data generated by a voice recognition engine is data associated with a voice command.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data generated by a voice recognition engine is data associated with a macro.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data generated by a voice recognition engine is data associated with a macro.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data generated by a voice recognition engine is decoded as a macro name having data associated therewith, and populating the third field with the data associated with the macro name.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data generated by a voice recognition engine is decoded as a macro name having a variable name associated therewith, and 
 prompting a user for a value associated with the variable name.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1   1 , wherein the prompting comprises one of an audible cue, a visual cue, and a combined audible and visual cue.